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Ecological Impacts of Non-Native Invertebrates and Fungi on Terrestrial Ecosystems

Since the arrival of Europeans about 500 years ago, an estimated 50,000 non-native species have been introduced to North America (including Hawaii). Non-native species figure prominently in our lives, often as ornamentals, sources of food or pests. Although many introduced species are beneficial, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Langor, David (Editor ), Sweeney, Jon (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ecological impacts of non-native invertebrates and fungi on terrestrial ecosystems
  • Diversity of non-native terrestrial arthropods on woody plants in Canada
  • Ecological effects of invasive alien insects
  • Beyond Pandora's Box: quantitatively evaluating non-target effects of parasitoids in classical biological control
  • Distribution and impacts of invasive earthworms in Canadian forest ecosystems
  • Ecological impacts of non-indigenous invasive fungi as forest pathogens
  • The impact of invasive fungi on agricultural ecosystems in the United States
  • Responses of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) parasitoids to invasion of the cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in western Canada
  • Non-native insects in agriculture: strategies to manage the economic and environmental impact of wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana, in Saskatchewan
  • Climate suitability and management of the gypsy moth invasion into Canada
  • We can eliminate invasions or live with them. Successful management projects.